Five percent of Americans are ready to join a nonviolent protest for the planet. If at least 3.5 percent of a nation’s population actively participates in nonviolent protest, they are likely to achieve serious political change.

Five percent of Americans are ready to join a nonviolent protest for the planet.

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https://grist.org/protest/interest-in-civil-disobedience-has-reached-a-mini-climate-tipping-point/

Five percent "might not sound all that inspiring at first glance. However, they are significant in light of a concept called the “3.5 percent rule” for social change. The idea comes from Harvard political scientist Erica Chenoweth who, after studying hundreds of demonstrations across the 20th century, found that if at least 3.5 percent of a nation’s population actively participates in nonviolent protest, they are likely to achieve serious political change."

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